THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1934.
SOPHIE KERR'S LATEST. SUCCESS IN ROMANTIC PROBLEM FICTION
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STAY OUT OF MY LIFE!"
CHAPTER XXX
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have a music pupil coming in later and Alice is coming, too.'
"Poor little Alico. Has sho heard anything more from Edgar?" "No, and he's likely to be sent over any time now."
wings, had promptly been made in./ do it to-night," promised vehemently. "Take all the happi- of course. Suporb. Rosa younger friends, threaded in with i
| until Christmas-or Inter? I don'ting. I noticed the other day when turn it into a metaphor,"
"But bad weather always comes think good news ought ever to be those two little. Marsh girls were Little by little Amy was coming held back, especially from some here how she fairly shone between along afterward, Mary."
"And good weather again after back to a normal state of mind. one with a special reason for being them. And oddly enough, como She had begun to feel secure onco glad about it. Iteally I don't, Amy. fumes, I think she looks like you, that, my dear. So now, before more, losing the Image of
She and you know-you're lovely, my you think of another answer, I'll And in times like these"
start off to Rosa's meeting and shadow
beast fate ataiking her stopped suddenly, afraid of the dear,"
After Mary had gone Amy went sweet-natured baby. assist the embattled matronhood to pack Christmas
but hor capriciously ready either to pass next words. She went on, more
on with her music, her by, or leap and strike her down, easily Howard would be as happy Amy passed over the compliment of Marburg to
side as you are, Amy-and-I menn to herself. Sho scarcely heard it. boxes for the overseas boys. At thoughts were not on it. She was unpredictable, unescapable, outside
last one "there was a on the sho went
high thinking of Howard and when he day"And of course," of reason or of hope, the image why shouldn't be have overs
or not would come home. Not before the. that had been with her nince of it?"
ore lightly, "I've had Nancy to argument as to whether Howard's decision to enlist. There "That's true. I'm being per-practice on so I'll be able to take bottles of brilliantine should be in-holidays, he had written, because of were various causes-Mary Jack feetly selfish. If anything should care of the new one as easy as cluded as a homolfke touch and the heavy work, and then, the scat son's presence was one, she fitted happen, and he didn't knowoli, klas-me-hand. I shouldn't think one old dear didn't want cigarettes of the trip.
Mary Jackson went out to meet- so naturally into the house and was Mary, you don't believe anything bay would be much harder to put in-smoking, she said, was a
dirty and degrading habit leading. Ings, to parties, to pay calls, al so agreeably interested in it and in could happen to Howard now, do you and Howard are awfully to worse.
up than a girl,"
ways bringing back a grist of Amy, but quite without any bright you?"
who that wast. What little news and amusing comments, "I think he's as safe as he can sure of a boy."
a twilight false courage or ready-made con-
across the campus and Su
d Sunday solution. She made no bones of possibly be and beyond that we "We certainly are, and don't happened the atteson but Amy, except for
at the Lowes the fact that she loved her son de can't tell. And I don't want to you begin prophesying a girl-or you tell me about this before?
stayed votedly and was constantly concern-urge you-1 suppose I really am twins. Oh Mary, I'm so happy, it You've been holding qut on me."overing
1 meant to tell you as soon as home and let people come to her. ed for him, but she didn't parade urging you, though, but I would frightens me. It might change
I came home but some one was They came, too, always her mother either her devotion or her concern tell him. Write him a special let-so suddenly, and so terribly."
"Don't say that. Don't even here and I forgot. What happen- and father, Professor Ellert, hor Besides this there was the good ter that he can keep. Ho'd love
think It," said Mary Jackson ed next was
told the anti-the half dozen puplis she had taken, nows that Howard, having won his
ness you can. Love it and live in tobacco lady not to be old-fashion- Alice Bloreland came overy day, to an instructor and there seemed
Amy.
You ed. Your grandmother smoked a sometimes twice a day, sitting be- Amall chance that he would be wont↑ The answer was a long telegram, it. It's like fine weather.
wistfully trying to draw courage Overseas very soon, perhaps not at followed by a shower of letters can't make it to order, but whon pipe, for I remember seeing her dojside the plane silent and white,
it, she said." all. That took away another fear-written whenever he could find two you've got it you can enjoy it."
"I wish I'd been there."
from Amy to bear Edgar's absence Cal image of riddled, flaming, fall minutes of Jetsure. Incoherent, Amy spoke thoughtfully: "You
"Come to-day. Maybe there'll and danger.
Marburg was critlent of Alice, ing battle planet to have lettera anlicitude for Amy and fantastic of the heart."
ba another row," with the added rapturous, ridiculous letters, full of think happiness is fine weather- of being
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"No, I've got to practice and 11 from him frequently, and of know-plans and funny ing fairly well where he was and what he was doing. But chlef cause for Amy's new security was the coming chifit.
"I wouldn't have believed," she told Mary, that I could possibly be so happy with Howard away, But I am happy. I'm happy and exelted and gay, and at the same time I'm serious and solemn and wondering
"What are you about?
wondering
"Oh everything what we'll name him, whether he'll look like Howard or me, how tall he'll grow -lan't 11. lovely and kills and grand and foolish?"
think it's swell!" "Disgraceful slang! And from
admonitions.
Lucky I can teach him how to handle a plane for by the time he grows up they'll be as common as automobiles," and "He's not to call his father the old man' as some of these boys do, I won't stand for it," and "For heaven's make give up that music class, I know it's too much for you. 1 can send more of my pay and never miss it for there's nothing I need but cigarettes and shaving soap." Amy passed the messages over to Mary and they both laughed. The hous was full of light and cheerfulness.
you
"NO reason why not," said Mary Jackson. "It means another life, and a life that is wanted and welcomed-"
Amy, at the piano, glanced
Engilah other! You'll ruin his round with sudden gravity. "Oh
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"If he calls me grandmother
I'll smack him. Heavens, but feel laid on the shelf! How is your mother taking it?"
don't." she said. "It makes”, me remember about Nancy."
"Her mother didn't want her?" "No." She thought of June, quick little pictures of Jane came "Mother-
Lo
"She's far worse than you are hood's only a
her. Jane saisical thing. She says she's going to get A
black Jane telling her goodbye in the
white transformation and a
ince evening dress and a bend station without looking at her baby. reticule. Father declares lie's go-Jane before the fire in the nurser ing to grow a beard he says he remaking city that Nuncy wasn' whiskered grandfathers are inevitable part of the best Ameri. can tradition."
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"And what does Howard shy?" "I haven't told him and I'm not going to until he gets his first leave. I want to tell him myself. not put it in a letter. But from the way he behaved when I told him I'd adopted Nancy, I suppose he'll take it as a huge joke."
pretty. Jane in golden dress, consciously beautiful and fascinating. but never so much as asking her Nancy. "It's queer, her thoughts ran on, "I have to go back to the time she lived in Mar- arg to have any memories of Jane that don't hurt." Aloud sho asked:
think "Mary, do you Nancy is a pretty child?"
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Mary Jackson, surprised, answer- ed heartily: "She's more than
"But suppose he can't get leave pretty. She's unusual and interest-
Euppose so, if you want to
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